leadership

New Interviews with Google Exec and Pastor of Alabama's largest Church

Check out the most recent episodes of the H3 Leadership Podcast, featuring interviews with Chris Hodges, senior pastor of Church of the Highlands, and Kirk Perry, former president of Brand Solutions at Google. Plus, my latest recommendations on new books, articles, podcasts and more included below.

Chris Hodges is the founding and senior pastor of Church of the Highlands in Birmingham, with campuses throughout the state of Alabama and one of the largest churches in the US. .He's also the founder and chancellor of Highlands College, founder of Grow Leader Conference, co-founder of ARC, and author of the new book, Out of the Cave. We discuss depression, anxiety, his friendship with John Maxwell, keys for leading today and more.

Kirk Perry is a corporate veteran, spending several years at Google as the President of Brand Solutions and previously as a Senior VP at Proctor & Gamble, and most recently the President and CEO of IRI. We discuss teamwork, leadership, how he connects with his team, how to be salt and light in the workplace and much more.

Make sure to access the Show Notes at the H3 Leadership website.

You can also find additional interviews with Coach PJ Fleck, Louie Giglio, Christine Caine, Kevin Kelly, NT Wright, Rick Warren and many more.

Special thanks to Ministry Grid, VIVE Media, World Vision and Brushfire for being our trusted partners to help bring you these great interviews and episodes.

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World Vision
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Links, Resources and Recommendations

Carlos Whittaker and Tonee the piano guy in the Atlanta airport and his podcast episode about it

40 One-Sentence Email Tips – from Josh Spector

Psalms, Hymns, And Spiritual Songs, Vol. 1 – new album from Shane & Shane

Phenomena – new song from Hillsong Young & Free

122 Things Everyone Should Know About Investing and the Economy – from the Motley Fool

40 Life Lessons from 40 Years – from Josh Fields Millburn

Breakaway – new 30 for 30 documentary on ESPN, featuring Maya Moore and also directed by Rudy Valdez

What Amazing Bosses Do Differently – Harvard Business Review article

9 out of 10 Workers are Currently Looking to Change Jobs – new article from Inc.

Parable Church: How the Teachings of Jesus Shape the Culture of our Faith – new book from Mike Burnette

How Do You Ask Great Questions? – article from Tyler Cowen

Young Influencers List, June Edition

Here you go, the June edition of the Young Influencers List. You can see all the past month’s lists here.

1. DeWayne Crocker - singer, songwriter, worship leader, and American Idol participant.

2. Prince Amukamara - NFL defensive back for several teams, including super bowl team with the New York Giants.

3. Angela Braniff - author of Love Without Borders, home schooler, farmer and YouTuber.

4. Tyler Prieb - founder of Missional Labs, as well as helping lead the new Searock Sessions cohort.

5. Riley Clemmons - Nashville based singer, songwriter, composer and producer.

6. William Norvell - host of the Faith Driven Entrepreneur Podcast, as well as an investor and private equity principal.

7. Nirup Alphonse - speaker, writer and pastor of Lifegate Church in Denver.

New Interview with former Governor of Tennessee Bill Haslam + the July Top Ten List

Check out the most recent episode of the H3 Leadership Podcast, featuring an interview with 2 term Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam.

We discuss his new book Faithful Presence: The Promise and the Peril of Faith in the Public Square, plus talk leadership, his advice to young leaders, how to lead through change, and much more. Make sure to access the Show Notes at the H3 Leadership website.

You can also find additional interviews with Coach PJ Fleck, Louie Giglio, Christine Caine, Kevin Kelly, NT Wright, Rick Warren and many more.

Special thanks to World Vision and Brushfire for being our trusted partners to help bring you this great interview and episode.

World Vision
Partnering with the Church to help pastors and church leaders stay healthy. Sign up for the FREE Soul CARE series, featuring a new segment called Right Side Up, in which Danielle Strickland and global leaders share how they have learned to practice their faith and feed their soul through difficult circumstances. Sign up today.

Brushfire
Doing an event soon? Brushfire is your all-in-one event solution that provides seamless ticketing and registration plus custom event pages and so much more. Over 30,000 events use Brushfire each year. You can, too. Plus, get 2 months FREE when you sign up for an entire year. Get your exclusive offer today!

July Top 10 List

Books

Out of the Cave: Stepping into the Light when Depression Darkens What You See – Chris Hodges

Row the Boat – PJ Fleck and Jon Gordon

H3 Leadership: Be Humble. Stay Hungry. Always Hustle. – Brad Lomenick

Podcasts

The Lazy Genius Podcast – Kendra Adachi

Craft & Character – Steve Carter

Newsletters

Marketing Brew – daily newsletter from the same group that does Morning Brew

Austin Kleon – weekly newsletter, author of Steal Like An Artist

Voices

Aarti Sequeira - Food Network host, cookbook author, and winner of the 6th season of The Next Food Network Star

Brianne Kimmel - founder of worklife, an early stage venture firm in Silicon Valley

Articles

34 Mistakes on the Way to 34 Years Old – Ryan Holiday

Why Jerry Seinfeld Succeeds – from INC (consistency breeds success)

Interview with Big 10 College Football Coach of the Year PJ Fleck + 10 Women Communicators to Know

Check out the most recent episodes of the H3 Leadership Podcast, featuring an interview with coach PJ Fleck and Sarah Jakes Roberts.

Big Ten Coach of the Year PJ Fleck talks about his new book Row the Boat, co-authored with Jon Gordon. PJ is the head football coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers, an award-winning coach and one of the youngest head coaches in college football. We talk elite mindset, turning a program around, building a great culture and his favorite post-game snack.

Also, a conversation with Sarah Jakes Roberts, bestselling author of the new book Women Evolve and a pastor, speaker and entrepreneur, and the daughter of Bishop TD Jakes. Sarah has a powerful story of grace and redemption.

Make sure to access the Show Notes at the H3 Leadership website. You can also find additional interviews with Louie Giglio, Christine Caine, Kevin Kelly, NT Wright, Rick Warren and many more.

Special thanks to World Vision and Resi for being our trusted partners to help bring you these great interviews and episodes.

World Vision
Partnering with the Church to help pastors and church leaders stay healthy. Sign up for the FREE Soul CARE series, featuring a new segment called Right Side Up, in which Danielle Strickland and global leaders share how they have learned to practice their faith and feed their soul through difficult circumstances. Sign up today.

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Plus, here are 10 Women Communicators to Know:

1. Brené Brown

2. Priscilla Shirer

3. Christine Caine

4. Danielle Strickland

5. Bianca Olthoff

6. Lysa TerKeurst

7. Jo Saxton

8. Annie F. Downs

9. DawnCheré Wilkerson

10. Jennie Allen

Young Influencers List, May Edition

Here you go, the May Edition of the Young Influencers List. You can see all the past month’s episodes here.

1. Andy Byrd - helping lead University of the Nations in Kona with YWAM, and also founder of Fire and Fragrance.

2. Brianne Kimmel - founder of Work LIfe, an early stage venture firm in Silicon Valley.

3. Ndidi Nwuneli - founder of Leap Africa and managing partner of Sahel Consulting, focused on transforming Africa’s agriculture and nutrition landscape.

4. Chip Schroeder - San Francisco based director at Silver Lake, a global leading venture/private equity firm.

5. Dave Coles - San Francisco based senior partner manager at Pinterest.

6. Sierra Jackson - Orange County based business development and events specialist for CDF Capital.

7. Daniel MacLeod - Nashville based speaker, next gen leader, and founder of Wilco United and Fireplace Nashville.